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Switzerland sends aid package for Afghan refugees

This content was published on Oct 31, 2001 The first of three air shipments totalling 120 tonnes consists of tents, sleeping bags and blankets. The supplies are being flown to Turkmenabad in Turkmenistan, where they will benefit an estimated 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing their war-torn country. “We are looking at the possibility of cross-border operations, as well as setting up camps along the…

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Swiss delegation in Morocco for climate talks

This content was published on Oct 30, 2001 The 12-day conference, which started on Monday, is as a follow-up to the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, earlier this year, when a last-minute compromise was reached after days of acrimony and threatened walk-outs. Switzerland is expected to play a key part in the Marrakesh talks, since, according to the Swiss ambassador for the environment,…

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Cautious welcome for UN vote survey

This content was published on Oct 29, 2001 “On the positive side, the yes vote is in a majority. But the figures show there remains a lot of work to be done in order to increase the awareness of the population of UN matters,” the foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, told swissinfo. Deiss was reacting to an opinion poll, conducted by Swiss French-language television,…

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UN throws open its doors

This content was published on Oct 28, 2001 The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, may have won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but the thousands of people who visited the organisation’s European headquarters will have discovered that there is more to the UN’s work than ending wars and delivering aid. “The public see the trees they want to see, but aren’t always aware…

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Investigation launched into Russian missile purchase

This content was published on Oct 28, 2001 Samuel Schmid, the defence minister, found out about the weapons two months ago when the army asked to ship them to South Africa in exchange for services to the Swiss air force. Schmid vetoed the deal and ordered an investigation according to the Zurich tabloid, Sonntagsblick. The investigation will be internal and external. Samuel Schmid…

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New accusations against Regli

This content was published on Oct 27, 2001 According to the Defence Ministry’s spokesman, Oswald Sigg, Regli acquired the two weapons of the type SA-18 in the name of the secret service in 1994, which have since been deposited in an army depot. In an interview with the Swiss-German news programme “10 vor 10”, Sigg said it was not clear to him how…

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Switzerland opens new embassy in Slovenia

This content was published on Oct 23, 2001 During the day Deiss met his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, the Slovenian president, Milan Kucan, and the newly re-elected prime minister, Janez Drnovsek. With Rupel, he discussed the importance of international collaboration in the fight against terrorism with Rupel speaking about his republic’s progress since its independence in 1991 and its efforts to integrate into…

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Illegal immigrants’ supporters continue to occupy churches

This content was published on Oct 22, 2001 On Sunday around 20 people occupied Basel’s St Anthony’s church to demand an end to expulsions from Switzerland and the granting of residency status to the country’s 200,000 illegal immigrants. The occupation has the support of the Social Democratic Party, the Greens, and the construction and industry trade union. Their protest came a day after…

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Zurich’s cathedral occupied by illegal immigrant supporters

This content was published on Oct 20, 2001 The group of protestors, which includes a handful of illegal immigrants, walked into the building at 9.40am on Saturday morning for a 24-hour sit-in. The aim of the peaceful demonstration is to show solidarity with immigrants living in Switzerland, who do not have the required papers to stay in the country. According to a spokesman…

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